5 Impressive Facts About Queen Elizabeth II History Lover 9 years ago 1 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have sent approximately 45,000 Christmas cards during The Queen’s reign. 2 Queen Elizabeth of the UK owns or legal owner of one-sixth of the Earth’s land surface. 3 In 60 years, The Queen has travelled to Australia 16 times, Canada 22 times, Jamaica 6 times & New Zealand 10 times. 4 The Queen unveiled 30 plaques & 4 statues, visited eight museums and attended 27 receptions during the Jubilee tours. 5 The Queen has sat for 129 portraits, launched 21 ships and attended 35 Royal Variety performances during her reign.